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Shell to provide 40 per cent of Jordan’s electricity generation needs

  • 9 years ago (2015-10-19)
  • David Flin
Royal Dutch Shell has won a two-year contract to provide Jordan with 59.13 trillion BTUs of LNG in 2016 and 2017.

ABB wins $300 million UHVDC Chinese transmission link deal

  • 9 years ago (2015-10-16)
ABB, the Zurich-based power and automation technology group, has won orders worth over $300 million to construct two new ultra-high-voltage direct current (UHVDC) power transmission links in China.

Ethiopian Gibe III hydroelectric project begins operation

  • 9 years ago (2015-10-15)

Calpine acquires 745 MW New Hampshire gas power plant

  • 9 years ago (2015-10-14)

Renewable energy to provide biggest growth in power generation

  • 9 years ago (2015-10-13)
  • David Flin
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has reported that renewable energy will represent the largest single source of growth in power generation over the next five years, as a result of falling costs and aggressive expansion in emerging economies.

Alinta Energy to close two Australian coal-fired power plants early

  • 9 years ago (2015-10-12)
  • David Flin
Alinta Energy, owned by the private equity firm TPG, has announced that it will shut the Leigh Creek coal mine in northern South Australia in November, and will close two ageing coal-fired power stations at nearby Port Augusta in March 2016.

Talen Energy to sell power plants for $1.51 billion

  • 9 years ago (2015-10-09)

Germany offers India $1.13 billion for renewable energy grid

  • 9 years ago (2015-10-08)

Skypower announces 500 MW of solar energy projects in Panama

  • 9 years ago (2015-10-07)

Southern Africa power generation investment up to $233 billion by 2027

  • 9 years ago (2015-10-06)
  • David Flin
The Southern African Development Community (SADC), a regional trade bloc, will invest between $114 billion and $233 billion from 2012-2027 to improve electricity generation, as part of plans to ramp up renewable energy projects, according to the 2015 SADC Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency status report.